Molecular evolution of the teosinte branched gene among maize and related grasses

Molecular Biology and Evolution

Volumn 18, Issue 4, 2001, Pages 627-638

  Lukens, Lewis ^a,b   Doebley, John ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON   (United States)

Author keywords

Andropogoneae; Maize; Selection; Teosinte branched; Transcription factor; Zea mays

Indexed keywords

ALLELE; ARTICLE; DNA SEQUENCE; GENETIC ANALYSIS; GENETIC SELECTION; GRASS; MAIZE; MOLECULAR EVOLUTION; NONHUMAN; PROTEIN DNA BINDING; REGULATOR GENE;

ANDROPOGONEAE; EMBRYOPHYTA; POACEAE; ZEA MAYS;

EID: 0035064812     PISSN: 07374038     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/oxfordjournals.molbev.a003843     Document Type: Article

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